31/10/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Future parliamentary coalition has nothing against Yatsenyuk being Prime Minister

31/10/2014 Daily Highlights from “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Future parliamentary coalition has nothing against Yatsenyuk being Prime Minister. The World community warned that elections in DPR and LPR are illegitimate and are not going to be recognized. Militants are getting ready for an active phase of the combat actions before the «elections», planned for the 3rd of November.

Ukraine

• Prime Minister Yatsenyuk and Head of Naftogaz Kobolev declared that according to NSDC decision Ukraine could terminate gas supplies to the territories, controlled by DRP and LPR militants, as such supplies are not being paid for.
• President Poroshenko urged parliamentary members of his political party to support candidature of Yatsenyuk as a Prime Minister of the new Government. Lviv mayor Sadovyy and Kyiv mayor Klitschko are not considering to leave their current jobs for the parliament seats.
• Ukraine is completely ready to pay for gas according to trilateral protocol as soon as gas discounts are approved by the Russian government. Ukrainian Government is preparing have a contest for European and US investors aimed to modernize the Ukrainian gas transport system.
• National Energy and Communal Services Commission increased gas tariffs for communal enterprises and industry. The Government is getting ready with extra compensation mechanisms for the poor, as tariffs have increased.
• Official exchange rates, established by the NBU are as follows: 12.95 UAH/USD, 16.31 UAH/EUR (-20cop), 2.98 UAH/10 RUB (-6cop).

Kyiv

• “Kyivenergo” informed that Kyiv is lacking 400 mln. cubic meters of gas for the heating season.

War in Ukraine

• Shelling of Ukrainian army positions by militants have recently intensified across the combat area frontline. Donetsk airport defenders repelled another massive attack. Terrorists and Russian troops continue to concentrate forces and military equipment on key routes of potential offensive - Elenovka, Dokuchaevsk, Telmanovo, Novoazovsk, Alchevsk, Gorlovka, Donetsk, Schastye, Debaltseve and Slavyanoserbsk.
• "Humanitarian convoy", which delivered unknown shipments to Donetsk and Luhans’k, returned to Russia as declared by Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations. Ukrainian border guards evidenced 76 trucks passing through two check points. Information on other check points is missing.
• Ukraine will push for introduction of sanctions against Russian movie star Porechenkov, who has been recorded shooting at Ukrainian military in Donetsk airport.
• As per UN data, official number of casualties from combat activities in Donbass reached 4 000.

International

• Russia vetoed the UN Security Council decision on recognition of territorial integrity of Ukraine and condemnation of illegal elections in Donbass. During telephone talks within the "Normandy" format, leaders of France, Germany and Ukraine informed Russia, that "elections" in eastern Ukraine are illegitimate. The US warned DPR and LPR terrorists republics, that «elections» supposed to be conducted there, will breach the peace process, established by Minsk protocol and results will not be recognized.
• EU provided Ukraine with financial guaranties of payments for Russian gas supplies in case the price will be unilaterally increased.
• Russia, whih fights the reverse gas supplies to Ukraine, decreased its supplies to Europe by 17% in October and is paying fines to European consumers.
• EU appealed to WTO on sanctions, established by Russia against European goods.

Trends

• DPR and LPR militants control several hundreds kilometers of the state border, where military equipment, arms, mercenaries pass, but Head of the State Border Control Agency Nazarene reported that "control have been re-established" over the two border check points.
• Militants activity within the key areas of combat activities in Donbass could serve as prognosis of potential sharp escalation of situation in the coming days.